vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2024-52949: iptraf-ng: buffer overflow via ifaces.c (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:C) | Dec 16, 2024 | May 14, 2025 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:C)
Published
Dec 16, 2024
Added
May 14, 2025
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
iptraf-ng 1.2.1 has a stack-based buffer overflow. In src/ifaces.c, the strcpy function consistently fails to control the size, and it is consequently possible to overflow memory on the stack.
Solutions
redhat-upgrade-iptraf-ngredhat-upgrade-iptraf-ng-debuginforedhat-upgrade-iptraf-ng-debugsource
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